Our next Parish Pastoral Council Meeting comes up on the 5th June 2017 in the Chapel house at 7.00pm. New members welcome.

Our Parish Pilgrimage to the Divine Mercy Shrine Krakow - Poland

Sept. 6th to 13th 2017. Cost £620. See poster at the back of the church. Please contact Patricia Mooney for information 01389 602 758.

New Gift Aid Envelopes for 2017/18

Please collect your new Gift Aid Envelopes from the back of the church. I would like to thank everyone who has signed up for the Gift Aid Scheme, whither using the Envelopes or paying by Direct Debit. Last year we received £2,500.00 back from the Inland Revenue. [This is money for nothing!].

To join the scheme, you need to be a tax payer then we are allowed to claim back 20% of your contributions from taxman. If you would like to find out more see Fr Anthony.

Rite of Children’s Baptism: Important information

About two years ago, Archbishop Tartaglia gave permission for baptism to be administered to children between the ages of1 month to 14years using the Rite for Children’s baptism. What this means is that teenagers under the age of fifteenth are no longer required to do Catechumenate programme before being baptised. For more information on this please contact the Fr Anthony.

May Devotion

The Month of May is a month traditionally devoted to Mary in the Catholic Church. It is always marked by different acts of devotion in honor of our Lady. We are going to mark it our parish with Rosary and Benediction every Mondays and Wednesdays throughout the month. It begins each day with the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament—Rosary—Benediction.

First Holy Communion

Very big congratulations to our Primary 4 schoolchildren who make their First Holy Communion this weekend. Many thanks to their teachers, parents and fellow pupils who supported and encouraged them to the table of the Lord. Our sincere thanks too to the parish catechists who accompanied them on this journey. We pray that God will continue to feed and nourish them through the Body and Blood of the Risen One.

The Flourish (May Edition)

The May edition of TheFlourish, the Archdiocesan newspaper is available. Please collect your copy from the back of the church.

RCAG YOUTH’S ‘THE SUMMIT’

Calling All Secondary School Pupils! RCAG Youth alongside various groups in the Archdiocese invite you to “The Summit”. But fear not you don’t need your hiking boots…we aren’t the biggest fans of climbing the mountain either! Jam-packed with exciting talks, workshops, activities, Holy Mass and some decent scran—you’d be crazy to miss it. It’ll take place in Bl. John Duns Scotus R C Church, G5 0YT (just 10 mins walk from Glasgow City Centre) 2—5pm on Sunday 14th May & 11th June. We look forward to seeing you all. For more information or to contact us, check out our Facebook page www.facebook.comRCAGYouth

St Martin’s Lourdes Draw (April 2017).

The following were the winners of the April Draw: Rose Rennie, —no. 182, & Arthur Rennie —no 2. Many congratulations!

Newman Association

“The Attainment Gap: Moral Imperatives and Practical Solutions. Delivery of Fairness and Equality of Opportunity for All”. A Panel Discussion at Ogilvie Centre, St Aloysius’ Church, Rose Street, Glasgow, G3 6RE at 7.30pm on Thursday 25th May 2017. This is a ticket only event. For tickets, apply to mclay@btiinternet.com

Non-members £3—includes refreshments.

R.I.P.

Our parish community extend our sympathy and the support of our prayers to the families and friends of: Yvonne Beattie, Christina Ellen Ackerman, Aggie Hollern, Lawrie Murray and Rosemary King whose funerals committals took place these past weeks. May they rest in peace.

Please pray for:

The Sick and the House Bound

Andrew Mullen Annie Hussey Freddie Conroy

Kathleen Rainey Billy McGuire Jim O’Donnell

Walter Mullen

Died Recently

Hugh Leabody Margaret Kelleher Rosemary King

Month’s Mind

Harry McCallion Bernard McCallion Josie McCallion

Anniversary

Jean Belcher Billy Bishop Paul McKay

Kate Casey James Casey Jack McEwan

Please Note: items to be included in the Bulletin must be in by Friday 9.30